Who is better, Devitt or Atherton?
Minna Atherton leads with a GOAT score of 78.5 against 78.4 for John Devitt — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Devitt vs Atherton
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Minna Atherton above John Devitt: 78.5 vs 78.4. Minna Atherton leads on Statistics, Longevity, Peak. John Devitt leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AthertonWinner
78.5Atherton wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Devitt
78.4Devitt wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Minna Atherton
78.5
Atherton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Minna Atherton
2. John Devitt
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇦🇺 John Devitt5 seasons played · career day 1,825410 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Minna Atherton5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
-95.6% vs Devitt at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Devitt | 0 | 0 | 64 | 146 | 410 | 506 |
| 🇦🇺 Atherton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 27 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DevittRetired | AthertonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| World records | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| Short-course world records | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| World junior titles | — | 2 |
| ISL titles | — | 1 |
| 100 m backstroke short-course best | — | 54.89 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 68 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Atherton78.5
Devitt78.4
FAQ
Where does Devitt beat Atherton?
Devitt scores higher on dominance, honours. Atherton leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Devitt vs Atherton score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Devitt: 78.4, Atherton: 78.5.
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